Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

primal-rage-03

Primal Rage

DOS1995 action
lords-of-conquest-05

Lords of Conquest

DOS1987 strategy
Released in 1987, Lords of Conquest is strategy in its most distilled, no-nonsense form. This is a game that drops you onto a map, hands you control of armies, and essentially says...
startrek1stcontact-splash

Star Trek: First Contact

DOS1988 adventure
Released in 1988 for DOS, Star Trek: First Contact (not to be confused with the later movie) is more puzzle-solving than phaser-firing. You take control of the Enterprise crew as t...
paintshow-logitech-02

Paintshow

DOS1990 application
18-airborne-03

18th Airborne

DOS1993 shooter
18th Airborne is what happens when a military recruitment pamphlet and a tactical shooter have a baby. You’re thrown into the boots of a paratrooper with a mission, a gun, an...
soviet-04

Soviet

DOS1990 shooter
Released in 1990 for DOS, Soviet is a cold war thriller that plays out like an interactive spy novel. You’re an American journalist turned reluctant agent, caught in a tangle...
corridor-7-03

Corridor 7: Alien Invasion

DOS1994protected shooter
Corridor 7 is a claustrophobic FPS where every hallway feels like a trap and every door could hide something with too many teeth. You’re humanity’s last line of defense...
rockstar-splash

Rockstar!

DOS1989 simulation
liero-04

Liero

DOS1999freeware strategy
diplomacy-splash

Computer Diplomacy

DOS1984 strategy
Do you enjoy betrayal, backstabbing, and pretending to be a global power while actually being terrible at geography? Computer Diplomacy is the digital version of the classic board ...
nfl-pro-league-03

NFL Pro League Football

DOS1989 sports
flying-corps-04

Flying Corps

DOSWindows 3.x1997protected vehicle simulation
Flying Corps (1997, DOS/Win3x) is what happens when someone decides that World War I dogfights need both historical accuracy and a gentle dose of existential dread. You climb into ...
jediknight-03

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

Windows XP/98/951997protected shooter
sensible-golf-5

Sensible Golf

DOS1994 sports
Released in 1994, Sensible Golf took the elegant sport of chasing a tiny ball and gave it the unmistakable Sensible Software treatment. Rather than drowning players in endless stat...
eternam-5

Eternam

DOS1992protected action-adventure
Eternam is a gloriously strange hybrid of 3D exploration, adventure puzzles, and comedic sci-fi. You play Don Jonzon, a man just trying to enjoy a vacation—only to end up cha...
dragon-lord-01

Dragon Lord

DOS1990 strategy
Dragon Lord (1990) is what happens when you let a fantasy novelist design a strategy game. You’re a would-be sorcerer trying to raise dragons, manage villages, and conquer la...
chewy-02

Chewy: Esc from F5

DOS1995 adventure
harpoon-4

Harpoon

DOS1989protected vehicle simulation
Harpoon is a naval strategy game that takes itself seriously, which is both its strength and its greatest barrier. It offers a detailed simulation of modern naval warfare, requirin...
international-soccer-challenge-04

International Soccer Challenge

DOS1990 sports
International Soccer Challenge in 1990 continues the tradition of digital football with a more competitive edge. The pacing is brisk, the mechanics approachable, and the matches of...
subwar2050-01

Subwar 2050

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
atic-atac-remake-03

Atic Atac remake

Windows XP/98/952006freewareremake action-adventure
rawcopy-01

Rawcopy

DOS1992 application
falcon-4

Falcon

DOS1987protected vehicle simulation
Released in 1987, Falcon is the kind of flight simulator that politely informs you, within minutes, that you are not nearly as smart as you thought. This isn’t an arcade joyr...
streesportsbasketball-5

Street sports basketball

DOS1987 sports
In Street Sports Basketball (1987, DOS), forget polished courts and referees—this is basketball played between garages, with trash cans as sidelines and pride on the line. Th...
jungle-strike-01

Jungle Strike

DOS1995 shooter
In Jungle Strike, players pilot military helicopters through explosive missions that blend action, strategy, and just enough chaos to keep things interesting. Released in 1995, the...
cyberrace-02

CyberRace

DOS1993 racing
Designed by sci-fi author Syd Mead, CyberRace combines futuristic vehicle design with high-speed competition. The result is a visually striking racer that feels like it came straig...
the-clue-01

The Clue!

DOS1994freeware simulation
transworld-de-01

Transworld

DOS1990 simulation
kingsquest5-4

King's Quest 5: Absence makes the heart go yonder

DOSWindows 3.x1990protected adventure